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 user manual                                             

Entar Professional Limited 

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SETUP 

 

UNPACKING 

The ML-

180

 comes with: 

User manual 

Power cable 

2x XLR connectors 

 

AC POWER 

Warning! 

For protection from electric shock, the fixture must be grounded (earthed). The power supply 

shall have overload and ground-fault protection. 

 

RIGGING OR MOUNTING THE ML-

180

Warning! 

Attach an approved safety cable to the attachment point provided in the base. Never use the 

carrying handles for secondary attachment. Always use an approved safety cable. 

 

CONNECTING THE SERIAL DATA LINK 

 

The ML-

180

 has locking 3-pin data input and output sockets that are wired for use with DMX 

devices with pin 1 to shield, pin 2 to cold(-) and pin 3 to hot(+). 

1.  Connect the controller’s output to the fixture’s data input. 

2.  Connect the output of the fixture closest to the controller to the input of the next fixture. If connecting 

a fixture with pin 3 hot to a fixture with pin 3 cold, use a phase-reversing adaptor. 

3.  To terminate the link, insert a male 120

 XLR termination plug in the output of the last fixture. 

 

TIPS FOR BUILDING A SERIAL LINK 

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Use shielded t

wisted-pair cable designed for RS-485 devices: standard microphone cable cannot 

transmit DMX data reliably over long runs. For links up to 300 meters (1000 ft.) long, you can use 

24 AWG, low capacitance, 85-150 ohm characteristic impedance, shielded cable with 1 or more 

twisted pairs. For runs up to 500 meters (1640 ft.) use 22 AWG cable. Use an amplifier if the serial 

link exceeds 500 meters. 

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Never use a “Y” connector to split the link. To split the serial link into branches use a splitter. 

z

 

Do not overload the link. Up to 32 devices may be connected on a serial link. 

z

 

Terminate the link by installing a termination plug in the output socket of the last fixture on the link. 

The termination plug, which is simply a male XLR connector with a 120 ohm, 0.25 watt resistor 

soldered between pins 2 and 3, “soaks up” the control signal so it does not reflect back down the 

link and cause interferen

ce. If a splitter is used, terminate each branch of the link. 

 
 

 

 

 

CONTROL PANEL 

Summary of Contents for ML-180

Page 1: ...ML 180 USER MANUAL USER MANUAL Entar Professional Limited ML 180 user manual 1 ...

Page 2: ...ot in use Always ground earth the fixture electrically Use only a source of AC power that complies with local building and electrical codes and has both overload and ground fault protection Do not expose the fixture in rain and moisture Refer any service operation not described in this manual to a qualified technician Never operate the fixture with missing or damaged lenses and or covers Do not st...

Page 3: ...40 pan and 270 tilt at 8 16 bit DMX channels 12 Light sources 18 3 Watt blue LED 21 3 Watt red LED 21 3 Watt green LED Power consumption 220W Dimmer Smooth dimming 0 100 Strobe 1 10 f p s Color RGB color mixing Speed pan and tilt speed adjustment Pan and tilt position correction ...

Page 4: ...reversing adaptor 3 To terminate the link insert a male 120Ω XLR termination plug in the output of the last fixture TIPS FOR BUILDING A SERIAL LINK z Use shielded twisted pair cable designed for RS 485 devices standard microphone cable cannot transmit DMX data reliably over long runs For links up to 300 meters 1000 ft long you can use 24 AWG low capacitance 85 150 ohm characteristic impedance shie...

Page 5: ...ications PAN YES allows you to reverse pan movement Tilt YES allows you to reverse tilt movement RESET The ML 180 can be reset without switching off the power supply RSET 1 Press mode to enter the rset mode 2 Press up or down key to reset the fixture OPERATING MODES The ML 180 can run in 3 modes DMX sound activation and auto The fixtures can run in master slave mode with sound activation To activa...

Page 6: ... fast Blackout Full light output 2 0 255 Dimming Bright Æ dark 3 0 7 8 247 248 255 Macro White Macro effects 1 Macro effects 2 4 0 255 Macro 5 0 255 Pan 127 neutral 6 0 255 Tilt 127 neutral 7 0 255 Pan 16 bit 8 0 255 Tilt 16 bit 9 0 255 Pan tilt speed Fast Æ slow 10 0 255 Red Dark Æ bright 11 0 255 Green Dark Æ bright 12 0 255 Blue Dark Æ bright ...

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